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Manchester, England, United Kingdom (1992 – present)

The Chemical Brothers are a British music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, who met at the University of Manchester, England, United Kingdom in 1992. Initially they called themselves “The Dust Brothers.” They changed their name in 1995 given the preexisting American production duo “The Dust Brothers,” their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals. Thus, their first album as The Chemical Brothers was titled Exit Planet Dust.

Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Underworld, Orbital, Apollo 440 and a few other less-known acts, they were pioneers at bringing the genre to the forefront of pop culture. They are known for their high-quality DJ sets, an example of which can be found on their album Brothers Gonna Work It Out.

Many of their tracks have been in the UK charts as well as those in other countries. Wide belief is that their best album is “Surrender” however “Dig Your Own Hole” is considered their masterwork by a significant number of Chemical Brother connoisseurs and they are known for producing a style which evolves greatly between albums.

Their song, Galvanize, was featured in Budweiser TV commercials in the U.S. giving it a great degree of exposure and popularity.

They recently composed the original soundtrack for the feature film Hanna.
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  • makushka1

    старый добрый Galvanize ^^

    yesterday afternoon
  • alin1

    @eklerr: "Exit Planet Dust" and "Dig Your Own Hole". Two of the best albums ever made (from all music genres). "Surrender" is their third best album.

    Monday evening
  • Sharp-Ton

    Status: disconnected.

    Monday morning
  • framo58

    Don't think!

    Sunday evening
  • diver000

    this list (rank) is awful... Exit Planet Dust and Dig Your Own Hole are best album

    Sunday morning
  • edge_666

    on my opinion Hanna Soundtrack is awful

    Wednesday morning
  • scullygirl

    *Hanna*Soundtrack*So Great*

    Wednesday morning
  • jae__moon

    if you're after some good new electronica: http://soundcloud.com/jaemoonjunkmail

    last week
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